It seems that now a days if you aren’t sporting some kind of PDA you are behind. You may be ranting and raving about your camera flip phone, meanwhile the rest of the world is checking their email and watching streaming TV! One of the hottest phones available in 2008 is the Blackberry Curve. Their tagline, “a stylish way to get things done.” sums it up nicely.
If you’re in the market for a Curve there are a number of ways you can go about it. If you’re eligible for an upgrade head to your cellular provider and you’ll get a decent discount. Unfortunately if you’re not up for an upgrade right now it can get pricey. I did my research and even Best Buy was charging $499 to $599 for Blackberries. There was no way I was going to pay that much.
eBay has some pretty solid prices, but to find a bragworthy deal you have to be in the right place at the right time. Well I found a couple tricks that put you right in the sweet spots of eBay. Sweet spot #1 is checking the auctions that are ending the soonest. If you check at various times of the day you’ll see an entirely fresh list of auctions. Persistence pays off and you might even want to check at night if you’re really looking for a deal.
Another trick is to use advanced search and show Buy It Now auctions that have been added to eBay recently. This way you are looking at the most recent additions to the site some merely minutes old. These auctions are all Buy It Now so that when you find a deal you can scoop it up before anyone else even sees it. Its kinda sneaky, but it works.
By: Brian Dankins
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December 22nd, 2009Does Your Cellular Provider Have Locater Technology?
November 28th, 2009
Cell phones have come a long way. You can play games, download music and ring tones, get directions, find the latest weather reports, check your email, and you can also find out just where your teenager might be. Some phones now come with GPS, which would allow parents to see exactly where their teenagers are at any given time.
Parents find this technology to be a very good idea for two good reasons. If they think they have a reason to worry about what their kids are doing, this can tell them where they are at anytime while away from home. This can also help in the event that a child is the victim of kidnapping or goes missing. However, that does not mean that this is something that teenagers are going to like very much.
The argument from teenagers about trusting them is a good one, but there are times when that trust does get breached. They think this is a breach of privacy, but parents do have the right to know where their minor children are at all times. Teens and parents should talk about this when it is on a phone, and set limits on when parents should worry and use this technology.
This can also be something that would help adults. There are bad things that happen in the world, and when someone is missing or extremely late, they may not answer their phone if something is wrong. The GPS cell phone locater would be a great help to the spouse or police if foul play is suspected.
You may find that many companies now have this technology, and you can call your provider to see if this is something you can get on your phone, or if this is something that is already on your model of phone. If you wish to use this for your teens, get the phones that have GPS and find out how to use it.
You may find that some teens do not want to be traced, and if they are doing something wrong, they may call you from a different number because they will just leave their phone at home. When this happens, and you need to know where they are or who they are with, you can try to use a reverse phone number lookup to see if you can get any information that way. Hopefully this will not be an issue in your home, but it is nice to know you have alternatives.
By: Terry Taggert
